[757] An impression of cycling in Antwerp. (Recorded 6 and 7 March 2020, before the Corona crisis)
More information in the blog post: https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/?p=17492
At the back entrance of the train station there is another underground bicycle park. This place is called Kievitplein. The bicycle parkings sometimes aren't safe due to some organisations handing out breakfast for the homeless in there, attracting less friendly people.
1:40 In Belgium, the rules are slightly different than in the Netherlands. Every pedestrian area in Belgium always (as far as I know) uses the composite sign of "pedestrianised area" but with a bike underneath… https://images.app.goo.gl/vsRMvJd5kFZUueMi6 This means in Belgium you can almost always cycle through a pedestrian area as long as you give priority to pedestrians and don't hinder pedestrians. This is different from the Netherlands where the bike underneath is usually a seperate sign and often isn't there making it illegal for bikes to cycle through pedestrian areas…
Nice one 👍👍🇧🇪👌 I just subscribe to this channel pls do same to me,I just started my YouTube channel here in Belgium,,add me to ur channel and shout it out
start a ban the scooters Petition. i don't like them either. i think the powers to be are in bed with them. maybe drop the bike rental prices down and more to appease the masses
Antwerp isn’t bad I think. I lived there for 6 months and got a bike early on. It’s maybe not as far along as Dutch cities but I didn’t really mind cycling there.
Antwerp is the second largest harbor in Europe. Rotterdam, Netherlands is the largest. I remember the tunnel under the river with elevators in Antwerp.
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At the back entrance of the train station there is another underground bicycle park. This place is called Kievitplein. The bicycle parkings sometimes aren't safe due to some organisations handing out breakfast for the homeless in there, attracting less friendly people.
Man you should do a video about biking in Valenciennes 😅
I quite like eScooters. Cars are a bigger problem
I wish the same in Santo Domingo🎬
Here in the states people don't even have an idea on how modern and better Europe is.
1:40 In Belgium, the rules are slightly different than in the Netherlands. Every pedestrian area in Belgium always (as far as I know) uses the composite sign of "pedestrianised area" but with a bike underneath…
https://images.app.goo.gl/vsRMvJd5kFZUueMi6
This means in Belgium you can almost always cycle through a pedestrian area as long as you give priority to pedestrians and don't hinder pedestrians.
This is different from the Netherlands where the bike underneath is usually a seperate sign and often isn't there making it illegal for bikes to cycle through pedestrian areas…
https://youtu.be/CFyzKLVSQys Bezoekje Antwerpen MEER dan de moeite waard.
Nice one 👍👍🇧🇪👌 I just subscribe to this channel pls do same to me,I just started my YouTube channel here in Belgium,,add me to ur channel and shout it out
start a ban the scooters Petition. i don't like them either. i think the powers to be are in bed with them. maybe drop the bike rental prices down and more to appease the masses
I live in Antwerpen. Good summary. Constant improvements, still some old painful points and unfortunately, some new mistakes as well.
We really try. And we look North for ideas. But our politics is just a lot more complicated and slow sadly.
Antwerp isn’t bad I think. I lived there for 6 months and got a bike early on. It’s maybe not as far along as Dutch cities but I didn’t really mind cycling there.
Le titre est en français mais pas la vidéo
Antwerp is the second largest harbor in Europe. Rotterdam, Netherlands is the largest. I remember the tunnel under the river with elevators in Antwerp.
The worst is that those scooters are allowed on transit while taking your bike on it is being called outdated and results in a fine.
I warn you. Never park your bicycle in the parking under the train station!!!!!
You should come and take a look when Oosterweel is finally finished!
Ahhh… 1st world problems. I wish my city had a quarter the cycle infrastructure of Antwerp…
Yes, it may not be like the Netherlands, but Belgium, at least the Flemish part, is still a little bike-paradise compare to some other countries.
Antwerp in the local language is something like "AAAntwaaarpe".